The Rock 'n' Roll Age: The Music, the Culture, the Generation
- ISBN-10
- 0762108207
- ISBN-13
- 9780762108206
- Category
- Music / Genres & Styles / Rock
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Reader's Digest Association
- Author
- Mike Evans
Description
A colorful tribute to the music and culture of the rock 'n' roll era traces rock music's formative period from 1945 to 1964 and looks at the social forces, politics, historical events, and cultural institutions that shaped the period, in a volume enhanced by more than 150 photographs, memorabilia, and quotes from the era's musicians, poets, activists, and celebrities.
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